They have already been doing this in ND. There are shipping containers with mining equipment inside set up next to flares. The oil companies are catching on t

They have already been doing this in ND. There are shipping containers with mining equipment inside set up next to flares. The oil companies are catching on to how much they are making though and want in on the action (since they provide access to the flare). It's in the tens to hundreds of thousands per month in profit iirc.